Sophia Publishing Group Inc., (SPG), is an online publishing service provider, bringing global services for the publishers to operate their online journals and publish scholarly books.

SPG owns and operates the online publishing platforms to provide globally online publishing service. There are 15 publishers docked on the SPG publishing platform that have enabled SPG to serve researchers, scholarly societies, universities and institutions global to bring journals to our world. SPG owns and operates the ezPublisher, a leading book self-publishing platform, providing book publishing services to bring books to your life as well.

Each year, SPG publishes more than hundred scholarly journals and over thousand books across a wide range of subjects and disciplines including Humanities and Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Technology, Life science and Medicine.

Today, SPG has been a progressive and successful publishing fashion, headquartered in Canada with branches and representatives around the world.

Whoever you are, wherever you live, SPG brings the freedom of publishing to you.

Publishing creates a better life.

About SPG:

SPG was founded in August 1, 2009, incorporated in British Columbia of Canada.

SPG is a member of the Publisher International Linking Association, PLIA.

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Board & Management

Executive Board

The Executive Board of Sophia Publishing Group comprises seven executive directors, five non-executive directors, and three independent directors. SPG invited natural scientists, artists, publishers, investors, and professional writers, etc. who are respected in the world to join the Executive Board as a non-executive director or independent directors. The Board considers that independence, inclusiveness, integrity, and compliance is a paramount ethical standards and codes of conduct, to provide freedom publishing services. Executive Board meets regularly throughout the year to determine company’s strategic priorities and issues and to review performance.

Executive Management

SPG is operated by a dynamic group of individuals with many years of experience in their respective fields. The Executive Management of SPG has the following members:
● Chief Executive Officer, CEO
● Chief Publishing Officer, CPO
● Chief Financial Officer, CFO
● Chief Compliance Officer, CCO
● Managing Director for Publishing and Communications
● Managing Director for archiving and indexing
● Managing Director for Network and Technical support
● Managing Director for Integrity and Compliance
● Managing Director for Legal and Ethics

Operation Teams

SPG is committed to bringing together independent publishers, editors and individuals from different nationality, race and ethnicity, gender and age, religion and belief, education backgrounds, life experiences, and thinking styles (but not limited to be mentioned) to build a diversity community and valuable resource of talent, perspectives and life and career experiences.

Platform Operating Team

SPG has a professional team to provide online publishing platform operation and maintenance for publishers through the integration of computer technology, data technology and OJS system. The server of SPG publishing platform is empowered by Softlayer, a menber of IBM. The platform operating team is headed by a Chief Technology Officer.

Our industry experts can help you build an independent publishing platform to launch your own journal in the ranges of natural science and technology, life science and medicine, behavioral and social sciences, humanities and arts etc..

Editing & Publishing Team

SPG encourges publishers building own editing and publishing team to complete the publishing processure, while SPG also accepts outsourcing publishing services provided by third parties, such as Sinoca Publishing Service, an outsourcing company with a long-term cooperation with SPG. Therefor our editing and publishing team might be located in every corner of the globe.

In the SPG, we focus on each person's needs to help employees creating an environment for innovation and full potential. To this end, SPG encourages employees in different positions, regions and cultures, through the Internet platform and technology working for editing and publishing at the SPG. This publishing field is led by a Chief Publishing Officer.

Our Responsibility

SPG being a publishing service provider, we are devoted to ensuring that the publishing service we provide is always professionally produced. we are also committed to conducting our service with independence, fairness and integrity. In addition, working with our partners and publishers, we are committed to reaching the commonly broader priorities: providing an ideal place to publishing, building harmonious community partnerships, and bringing a sustainable multi-cultural environment.

We put a lot of time and effort into promoting publishing freedom and open access to our books and journals. SPG is committed to meeting the needs of limited information and resources in developing countries. We offer free access to the research community and not-for-profit organization in the resource-constrained regions of the world. We also make available waivers and discounts for publishing for eligible authors.

SPG funded publishing platform by Chinese to help 1.5 billion Chinese speaking people easily to access our publishing platform and to read publications. SPG is an active initiative of Publishing For A Better Life, being devoted to meeting these individuals who are contributed to publishing as life career. We also offer a range of resources to support authors from around the world in getting published. To achieve this we work closely with Sophia Academy to provide Publishing training and expertise guidance through our tailored training courses.

SPG is working with partners to support global communication of Chinese Publications through innovation, networking and capacity building, focusing on the needs of Chinese speaking countries. SPG ’s current initiative focus facilitates share and access to scholarly information and knowledge exchange though partnering with Chinese search engine and indexing.

SPG provides academics, industries and individuals with unparalleled and highly professional online publishing skills and self-publishing services to publish academic journals and scholarly books across a wide range of subjects and disciplines including Humanities and Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Technology, Life Science and Medicine.

SPG operates the world's leading Chinese publishing platforms to publish books and journals in Chinese with a global reach and breadth of Chinese publishing services to more than 1.5 billion Chinese users worldwide.

SPG has formed a progressive and successful publishing fashion with highly global reputation to deliver dynamic, multi-platform solutions tailored to our global clients needs. Due to our focus on operational efficiency and excellent management of our publishing platforms, we are highly respected by shareholders, academics, industries and the markets.

Based on our experience and practice in the era of online publishing, we understand the opportunities and challenges in the publishing business that you face, whether the existing or potential customers, SPG will deliver you systematic, independent and professional publishing services through our leading publishing platforms to help your business grow and thrive in an increasingly competitive and globalizing publishing industries.

SPG brings the freedom of publishing to you. Publishing creates a better life.

Books

Wherever you live in the world, SPG encourages you publishing your works with your native language by ezPublisher. Our imprints include Sophia Publishing Group, Sophia Publisher, ezPublisher and BioPublisher.

SPG publishes books for academic studies and professional fields at all levels, covering a very wide range of topics and disciplines, including humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, law, built and architecture as well as natural sciences, life sciences and medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.

Sophia Publishing Group publishes qualified peer-reviewed academic journals by BioPublisher and the 5thPublisher. The contents of our journals are deposited in the digital repositories of Library and Archives Canada, CrossRef and other third-party independent service providers; while our printed journals are available on the platforms in advance as well. The abstract and parts of the article are presented in advance that can be browsed by the subject.

Journals published in BioPublisher and the 5thPublisher under the SPG are online open access journal following the Creative Commons Attribution License. Therefore all publications and articles published in BioPublisher and the 5thPublisher are permitted unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

The BioPublisher,an onlinepublishing platformfounded and operated by Sophia Publishing Publishing Group,publishes journalsin the field of life science and medicine.

The 5thPublisher and BioPublisher have Chinese publishing platform independent from their own English version that were designed to enable Chinese speaking users around the world to launch the journals published in Chinese,and to bring the publications into Chinese speaking readers as well.

Online Publishing

Sophia Publishing Group has three major online publishing platforms - The 5thPublisher, Biopublisher and ezPublisher, published in two languages, English and Chinese, in order to meet more people worldwide and diverse needs. Our aim is that wherever you live, you can easily find and get the knowledge you want.

SPG collaborates with major industry-leading technology providers and innovators to ensure books and journals we published adapting to various mobile devices, to allow our customers to access relevant research and information quickly and easily on the mobile terminals.

Sophia Publishing Group Inc., (SPG), is an online publishing service provider, bringing global services for academic journals online publishing and scholarly books self-publishing. However,SPG didn't rely on traditional publishing models to spread your message to the world but take the freedom of your publishing dream into your own hands.

SPG founded three world's leading online publishing platforms ---- The 5thPublisher, Biopublisher and ezPublisher, publishing with the most used languages of English and Chinese in the world, tailored to most of people around the world and their diverse demands

All journals published inThe 5thPublisher were designated to an ISSN by ISSN Canada and were archivedatLibrary and Archives Canada.Allarticlespublishedin the journals at the 5thPublisher were permanently deposited in independent third-partydigital repositories.

The 5thPublisher was defined as a Fifth Estate. SPG coined The 5thPublisher that most strongly associated with the Fifth Estate of realm to help networkws individuals and organizationsbecoming an independentpublisher to launch their favorite journals.

Additional, The 5thPublisher has a Chinese publishing platform independent from the English version of The 5thPublisher that was designed to enable Chinese speaking users around the world to launch the journals published in Chinese,and to bring the publications into Chinese speaking readers as well.

BioPublisher

BioPublisher is an international open access publishing platform that publishes scientific journals in the field of life science and medicine , created and operated by Sophia Publishing Group (SPG). As a global leading online publishing service provider, SPG brings the freedom of publishing to your own hands to facilitate your research achievements sharing with readers via internet around the world.

All journals published in BioPublisher were assigned an ISSN by ISSN Canada and the contents of the journals were mandatory deposited at Library and Archives Canada. All articles published in the journals at BioPublisher were permanently deposited in independent third-party digital repositories.

BioPublisher is an online open access publishing platform, following the Creative Commons Attribution License. Therefore all publications and articles published in BioPublisher and the 5thPublisher are permitted unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

In Addition, BioPublisher in Chinese is a sister platform that is independent from the English version, dedicating to enable Chinese speaking users around the world to launch the journals in the field of life science and medicine published by Chinese, and to bring the publications into Chinese speaking readers easiy and quickly as well.

ezPublisher

ezPublisherisa book self-publishing platform, launched and operated by Sophia Publishing Group.SPGprovidespublishing services for people around the world to publish books and helpauthors reach readersaround the worldsharing yourbooks through print, e-readers andtablet devices; while ezPublisher takes the freedom of publishing into your own hands and allows authors to retain full rights todeterminethe content, format, price, and language.ezPublisher makes your publishingdreambecoming a reality. Publishing with ezPublisher brings your brilliance to life.

Independence, Inclusiveness and Integrity lies at heart of SPG. Fairness, Transparency and Compliance is the SPG Code of Conduct that we inspire in our customers and stakeholders. Whoever we may deal with, and wherever we may operate, we are committed to doing so independently, fairly and transparently and with integrity and compliance and in a way which respects the different cultures and the dignity and rights of individuals in all the countries where we operate. The SPG Code of Integrity was defined based on the foundational values and principals. We hold ourselves to the highest standard of professional behavior in all our activities.

The Professional Conduct Committee ensures implementation of the Code of Integrity within our organization and advises management on all issues of business ethics. The Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for implementing procedures governing the ethical behavior of our employees and consultants, and for conducting investigations on alleged staff misconduct. He also sets the standards of integrity that we expect of our business partners. Reports on suspected violations of the Code can be submitted, or advice obtained, or by filing a written report online or sending it by fax or mail.

Maintaining our professional integrity is the shared responsibility of each and every SPG employee.

Code of Conduct

SPG developed the "SPG Codes of Ethics and Integrity " based on our highest moral standards to ensure that all of our activities are in line with global universal values, applying to the highest standards of integrity for all activities around the world. SPG Codes of Ethics and Integrity include the following:

Code of Ethics

Editorial Code of Conduct

Third Party Code of Conduct

Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy

Whistleblowing Policy

The SPG Code defines the main principles of professional integrity and is an expression of the values that are shared throughout SPG, our various businesses and our affiliates. Referring to it should help anyone acting for SPG to make the correct decisions while carrying out their work.

The SPG Code of Ethics and Integrity has been approved by our Board of Directors It applies to all of our employees, officers and directors and our affiliated companies. All aspects of the Code, which are not specifically related to our employees, must also be adhered to by contractors, consultants, freelancers, joint-venture partners, agents, subcontractors and anyone acting on behalf of, or representing, SPG.

Integrity Training

SPG has a mandatory training system to enforce implementation of SPG code of Ethics and Integrity through online learning program and annual training course. SPG integrity training system is aimed to help employees complete knowing the values and principles of SPG code of the Ethics and Integrity, and understanding how to integrate these principles and values into day to day activities. Wherever you locate, SPG employees and related partners or personals who represent SPG are required to participate in learning and training in order to ensure that our Code of Ethics and Integrity remains at the centre of the service we offer worldwide.

SPG provides an online learning program to train employees, particularly for new employees. The aim is to help each employee integrate SPG code of Ethics and Integrity into all activities and make employee deal with a variety of problem they faced in their day-to-day work by upholding our principle of integrity, fairness and compliance.

SPG provides annual ethics training courses for supervisors and managers. SPG supervisors and managers are given more detailed training for their roles, which includes scenario planning that is specific to their own line of business and location. By running this training course every year, we refresh and motivate our leaders , and ensure that our Code of Integrity remains at the centre of the service we offer worldwide.

Whistleblowing

Integrity is a core belief of SPG. We fully comply with integrity with high standards to ensure our business activities around the world conducted in accordance with internationally recognized best practices.

Employees and external parties are encouraged to speak out and report any concerns or suspicion that the Code is being violated. We ensure that no-one faces any form of retaliation or adverse consequences for having sought advice or reported a violation of the Code. If it is not possible or appropriate for an employee to address a concern with his or her line management, the SPG Chief Compliance Officer can always be contacted. Employees who become aware of a violation or suspected violation of the Code are encouraged to make a report to the SPG Chief Compliance Officer.

If you wish to report a suspected violation of the Code, you can call the Integrity Helpline, file a written report online or send your report by fax, email or post.

SPG attaches great importance to the career development of people because our success is down to our industrious and talented people. It's their expertise and experience that powers SPG success, and in return, SPG wants to help power our peoples’careers.

We view career development as the bridge between successful people and successful business results. Through a variety of development pathways, processes and tools, our integrated approach to learning and development helps our people reach their full career potential and drive high performance business results.

SPG believes that successful career development depends as much on your passion, energy and drive to learn and grow, as it does on the development opportunities we provide. We view development as a shared commitment to organization growth and personal success.

Why Work For Us

As long as you can access to the Internet, you can work for us. Many people choose to work for us at home. As a fair and inclusive employers, we support our employees, whoever they are, wherever they work, to reach our common goal and to help them achieving the personal success.

Sophia Publishing Group is an equal opportunity employer, committed to attracting and retaining a talented and diverse workforce that will allow us to compete effectively in a diverse, global marketplace. We are further committed to fostering a work environment in which all colleagues are valued and can enjoy professional success.

SPG is a global enterprise, our jobs place throughout every corner of the globe, we worked with flexibility and autonomy. Our success is that we have very talented people to work with us. we provide comprehensive training courses, promotion programs and incentives to all the people that work for us.

Whom We Look For

As the fastest growing global publishing services, Sophia Publishing Group offers a range of job opportunities with various job positions around the world, which range from revising assignments home based or online , to permanent posts. We have place great emphasis in editorial technical, Journal management and business training and development of our employees, and we experience strong loyalty and low turnover as a result.

We are always looking for new talent, so even if none of this is appropriate for you, send your CV and a cover letter to the appropriate Contacts for their consideration. Current vacancies are listed below.

Administration Lead

Executive Publisher

Editor at large

Internship

Students & Grads

Whether you are a student or graduate, you very welcome to join us, to accept our training, and to participate in challenging projects. This is your opportunity to realize your potental with our supports.

If you are a college student at school, please see our at school students projects:
1) Internship program for college student;
2) Postgraduate program for Master and Ph.D candidates

If you are about to graduate or you have already graduated, please find our graduate programs:
1) Post-Bachelor project;
2) Post-Master project;
3) Post-doctoral project

You join, may make human life different.

sPublish Program

In the era of Internet, the developing wave of self-publishing is upending the traditional publishing model.

The "Self-publishing Program" initiated and implemented by SPG aimed at collaborative with universities and colleges, to fund those who are interested in a career in publishing, to join in the self publishing industry doing self-publishing by runing journals, publishing books and achieve personal career aspirations.

SPG recruits 100 college students around the world each year, to help them publishing periodicals and books through online training by Sophia Academy, therefor, these beneficiaries after graduation may join in the publishing industry to promote innovation and development in cultural and creative industries.

Sophia Academy was designed to provide the very best training to support all our employees in term of leadership, management and professional skills to help them shaping their career roles, and achieving their goals and leading the company toward a more successful future.

Sophia Academy offers leadership improvement training courses to global SPG managers at all levels - from the fresh leads to senior executives – to be equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully perform their duties and to improve their leadership and management skills.

Sophia Academy offers executive level training course to all SPG employees through state-of-the-art professional trainings to develop their potential and capability and to enhance their professional performance up to top executive level.

Sophia Academy offers publishing elementary training courses to those who are interested in career in publishing industry. Every year, Sophia Academy provides a variety of role-specific or generic courses to help people obtaining publishing knowledge and skills or publishing certificates.

Trainers can be SPG senior publishers or invited specialists. All are proven experts in their fields to impart best-practice knowledge.

Leadership

Sophia Academy offers leadership improvement training courses to global SPG managers at all levels - from the fresh leads to senior executives – to be equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully perform their duties and to improve their leadership and management skills.

Executive power

Sophia Academy offers executive level training course to all SPG employees through state-of-the-art professional trainings to develop their potential and capability and to enhance their professional performance up to top executive level.

Certificates

Sophia Academy offers publishing elementary training courses to those who are interested in career in publishing industry. Every year, Sophia Academy provides a variety of role-specific or generic courses to help people obtaining publishing knowledge and skills or publishing certificates.

Sophia Publishing Group Inc., (SPG), is an online publishing service provider, bringing global services for academic journals online publishing and scholarly books self-publishing;SPG was incorporated in British Columbia of Canada on August 1, 2009